The nasdaq up by about 120 yesterday was a down day for the markets. The dow off by about 270 points. But if you want to take a look at november hes historic gain, check this out, the dow actually up by 1. 8 for the month, that is its best month since january of 1987. The s p no slouch either it gained about 11 while the nasdaq was up nearly 12 november by the way was the best month for all of those indexes since april which was a huge month. Also small cap stocks were some big winners. The russell 2000 finished the month up more than 18 , 245ethas right, 18 in one month, the best month since that index was created back in 1984 so here we are heading into december and year to date, the nasdaq is the superstar, up nearly 36 the s p 500 is up by 12 and the russell 2000 up by 9 . The dow up by 3. 9 so fantastic november for all of these indices. Nasdaq leading the way in terms of year to date. Joe. Yep, coincident with the surge. Go figure. The second surge are you sure it is never too ea
Billion will be used to protect german jobs and businesses. Prince charles has tested positive for the coronavirus. That is according to the press association with which cites the royal palace. Old. Rinces 71 years the report says he has been displaying mild symptoms about is in otherwise good help good health. Global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Im mark crumpton. This is bloomberg. Scarlet vonnie it is 5 00 p. M. In london. Im vonnie quinn. Welcome to bloomberg markets. Here are the top stories on the bloomberg and around the world that we are following. As mark mentioned, the u. S. Senate is planning a vote on what is being hailed as the biggest economic rescue measure in u. S. History. It is more than a 2 trillion spending of rates to bolster the u. S. Economy but will it be close to enough . Stocks may be climbing again today. There is still stress in parts of the market. The st
I am in for francine lacqua. Lets check in on the markets and get a quick look at what is going on. Yield see an allnew low on the u. S. 30 year bond. The long bond came down to one point 1. 90 . It has bounced back, but still, that paper is weighing on the yield. You can see that across the curve. Brent crude is rising. The nymex wti is as well. It has been a rally for oil as as u. S. Stockpiles came up better than anticipated. And gold, coming off of its highs just a little bit but very little change to the bottom. 1541. 64 as u. S. 10 year yields are negative, making gold more attractive. Now lets get bloomberg first word news in new york. Sees an opportunity to restart bta european union. German and french counterparts. Officials tell as they appeared to relax len which on the need for the irish backstop. Dropping the position language on the need for the irish backstop. These requests are related to Financial Information on donald trump and his family but whose returns are still a
We will take you live to William Dudleys remarks. First, julie hyman is with us. We are halfway into the monday trading day. Julie we have nearly a flat line. The nasdaq gaining a little more, but it has given up about half its games today. We had a record at the end of last week, so we are seeing that extended into todays session. Any higher close, no matter how small, will be a record for the averages. Gains are somewhat tepid. I want to check some of the under the radar movers. One is anthem. The company is getting a new chief. Josephl be succeeding later this month. She is one of the highest ranking women in the healthinsurance industry. She was formerly the ceo of united health. Of the insurance arm of united health. Comments in the u. K. There is a trade dispute with boeing. He says the final ruling may not match the preliminary ruling, which was more in bum party are bombardiers favor. And analyst says we are seeing a rebound to a sixweek high in natural gas. Bestt weather has l
The First Quarter of the next year but this time may be different and well talk about why coming up here. Plus retail reality check. Jcpenney, the latest Department Store stock for a pop this earnings season and the government retail numbers less than expected. Well dig deeper into what is going on with the u. S. Consumer right now. So herky jerky. First, there were major problems for delta as we know this week with thousands of Flights Canceled. Now, another airline experiencing turbulence. Literally this time. 24 passengers needed medical treatment because of it. We have details and the fallout for the Airline Industry coming up. That is a nightmare story. Hillary clinton releasing her 2015 tax returns today. Trying to pressure donald trump to release his tax documents, but will it make a difference . Thats coming up, as well. A lot to get to. Lets start with the market moves today. Stocks pulling back just a bit of yesterdays record close. Bob pisani behind us looking at the financi